The Rivian R1S Is... The Best SUV Ever? 

You know a car is good when the review is on the main channel.

thats the best color in my opinion.

On top of being a very cool car. Working for the company has been amazing honestly! They really know how to treat their employees well.

Thanks for your honest review! It is so nice to see you review so many different things and to be mentioned this year with the Apple iPhone opening comments. It just goes to show you that viewers love and appreciate you and your word, and that the mfg’s admire you as well. Nice job Marques! Now if I could just get my hands on one of these at a price the average person could afford it would all be good. Really liking the looks of this and the White and interior amenities as well.

Agreed on all fronts! Had a lot of fun reviewing the R1S-considering moving to one from my truck. But I don't think I can-the R1T is just *so* perfect.

I can't wait for them to produce a small crossover or sedan. I'm excited to see how Rivian develops.

awesome review w/ really great camera work. These are big! Finally something that doesn't look like the traditional small, rounded crossover.

I love how all the driving for the video is filmed right in my backyard of McCarter Highway and Route 280 here in Newark, NJ !

“If I had 3 kids and needed to drop them to school, I’d pick this.” Marques next video: “So I’ve been testing these kids for the past 5 years now” 😂

I absolutely love the Auto focus series. Thanks for the great video. Absolutely love it. Keep up the great work ❤

Rivian is absolutely killing it. Their ability to ship is great- I hope they can sell enough to start making the stripped down cheaper models that MB was referencing in the beginning.

A informative and thorough view, thank you for your time to help put this together to help make a better informed possible purchase. 👍

I do hope Rivian comes out with something lower to the ground eventually like a civic, just because I'd love to get one and I'm more comfortable low to the ground. Excited to see how the tech evolves over my lifetime.

I feel like Rivian is quickly becoming an underrated company. Considering two R1T prototypes survived a 13,000-mile journey from Ushuaia, South America to Los Angeles, California, USA within 100 days, I'm excited as to how Rivian models will evolve in the future. I'm considering getting one as the first car not borrowed from/purchased by my parents.

I'm shocked that we haven't seen Escalade/Suburban/Expedition EVs yet. Americans love them and I think it's a good fit for electric vehicles because people don't care if they're heavy and loaded with batteries. I think that's where EVs are going to naturally go towards, at least in the US.

MKB Very nice love the color and the space is great,But when you reviewed the first one it looked Sharp.Thanks so much enjoyed. ✌️💯

I love my R1S. It's probably the most fun and capable vehicle I've ever owned. I used to be a die-hard Xterra Off Road fan and always wished I could have an electric variant of it. That's what my R1S is for me.

Darn everytime I see a car review video, the amount of production values and tiny details from scripting to shooting and editing is just spot on and amazing

I am so tempted to purchase this. Beautiful vehicle and great review!

Split tailgate is a BMW X5 feature and fabulous. Beyond what you highlight as benefits is the smaller top tailgate requiring less space to open. Great in garage and for loading.

Love you man, keep up the amazing and informative videos!

Sick intro! Great video as always! 👍

I’ve been waiting for this review since you started this channel.

This video was very informative and very well done 👍!!!

Intro amazing as always 10/10 youtuber, thanks for putting in the hard work

Hii, marques i discovered you in august 2022, and holy frick i love this channel. The thing that I love the most is that even if it is sponsored you do your best to actually say what you think. Keep going, love from Brazil!

Great review!

It´s so cool! and i love the blue color on the one you tried out last time....

I was between the R1S and Tesla Model X for awhile and after watching A TON of videos I'm convinced that the Model X and R1S aren't direct competitors as they serve different customers. Adventure, off-road, hauling - R1S. Road tripping, daily commuter, tech, comfort - Model X. In the Model X's case, I think a closer competitor would be the EQS SUV, just in case anyone was between the two like I was.

Exceptional presentation, Marques. Focused, sharp, educational. Your speech flow was remarkable. You're consistent in this, but this one was in a higher league. A pleasure to watch you, my man.

I've heard from other journalists that the driving dynamics can be lacking even compared to the R1T. The rear end, according to them, can get a bit loose, and overall doesn't feel as dialed in even as the truck. Your thoughts? I'd think with air suspension that a software fix could improve those driving dynamics.

I don’t buy many electronics but your reviews are great and thorough. God Bless you and continue the work. I suck at making RU-vid videos.

I'm so in love with the R1S. It looks insane. It's literally my favorite SUV at the moment. The design overall is so sick. Love what Rivian is doing. I wish I could have one

Rivian is doing nice work. I really like their vehicles style and tech. I see a lot of them on the road here in San Diego. Glad the company is still going strong after Ford jumped out.

Really sick car but video quality overall is even better! Thanks MKBHD!

The shot at 9:58 is so beautiful, the way the blur is controlled and everything is so level is just 🤩

Compare it with a BMW x7 60i or a Lange Rover Rand Rover. In my opinion these two buddies are the direct competitions. An Escalade is more of a boss car rather than a driver’s car. Love the review!

How do you feel about the safety of SUVs getting heavier and electric SUVs like Rivians that are pushing 7k pounds? I feel like we are ignoring this aspect of SUVs on the road when we deem them "The Best", yet the data argues that they are making our roads less safe.

Seeing all that empty space underneath the first cover layer immediately I thought room for bass but when you pull up the foam omgg more bass

Very beautiful and high tech suv looking forward to seeing the market evolve and offer lower price options for the mainstream! Exciting

love the vids man

Back at it again with the amazingly designed intro

Love the video. Could you do a video on Canoo?

I really like the hatch/tailgate.this is super smart. Shtuff won’t fall out when you get open and open the hatch to unload.

This video is a great improvement over the previous one. It doesn't look over sharpen. Also glad you are taking it out more then the parking lot.

Great review. I’m glad you explained the high pricing clearly as it sometimes seems as if most electric vehicles are just aimed at the very well off.

Extremely well presented, thank you! I saw one of these yesterday and was not aware it existed. I have seen a couple of the pickups (ugh, the model names are forgetable), so was aware that the company's wares have actually trickled into my area. From articles I have read and the timeline of manufacturer's, the electric vehicles will be coming fast and furious over the next few years, and with that is competitive pricing. Related to this is the microwave oven which Amana introduced in 1967 retailing at $495. Watch a 50-year old episode of The Price is Right, and an Amana Radarrange was often featured, and quite expensive. It and air conditioners were luxury items in the 1970s, but now, very accessible between development costs and reduced with each unit sold, ever-improving technology. Interestingly, Amana still makes a Radarrange, and it is expensive compared to the ordinary common ones available for less than $100, but the Radarrange is more high end, made in the USA with the associated labor costs, and no where near what $495 in 1967 money equates to today in 2023: $4,000. Around 1980 is when Microwaves started to get a solid foothold in the American home, and soon to be followed by the VCR. Buying a video of your favorite film on VHS was $79.95 in the mid 1980s! In 1980s money!. So indeed, we are living and watching in real time a very obvious transition towards better (longer range) and less expensive electric vehicles. Along with the immediate and plentiful torque that provides performance once beyond even Supercar 0 to 60 times, the less expensive repair and maintenance costs to operate a much simpler machine, and the reduced cost of power (electric charging versus gasoline pump), most of the stumbling blocks impeding the progress of electic vehicles will be removed for the public at large. Yes, price is the last frontier to be knocked down, but after hearing about electric cars for years and considering them a folly, the momentum has increased incredibily in the past ten and especially five years. We are living in some intriquing high-tech times.

This was a great review!!

For the meantime, Rivian R1S and R1T seem to be in a class of their own. For large electric SUVs and trucks, I suspect the most viable upcoming competitive set of vehicles will be all the variants of the GM Ultium platform trucks and SUVs. We already have the ridiculous GMC Hummer thing. Then the GMC Sierra Denali and Chevy Silverado EVs seem pretty close to production ready. It's only a matter of time before they start quickly releasing Tahoes, Suburbans, Yukons, and Escalades on the Ultium platform.

Rivian is just killing it. Absolutely love my R1T 6 months and nearly 20k miles later.

I really look forward to seeing these here in Norway. There is a real market for proper SUVs here for winter and mountain adventures! Would love one myself - but it needs to compete against Model X, EQS SUV etc. in price, or lower.

Was lucky enough to to order the R1T Launch Edition in 2019. It’s a marvel of engineering and I love it more every day.

One important topic that was missed is the road trip experience. A lot of three row vehicles are occasionally taken on long trips and the R1S does not match in range or charging infrastructure. Equivalent or cheaper gas vehicles in the same category can go significantly farther and don't have to deal with broken/slow chargers that occur with non-Teslas.

As always amazing review ❤

Excellent review. Thank you.

Not that I'm likely to use it, but I think the camping feature that levels the vehicle out using the air suspension is so cool 😀.

Seriously, his intro animations get better every video!

would be interested to see a comparison between the R1S and the brand new but more traditional Range Rover

This was just such a fun review to watch.

I can’t keep saying this enough but bro I’m PROUD of what you’ve accomplished! A million plus views on anything you post! No matter the duration or content! 🤯 Pure motivation and the epitome of not to judge a book by its cover! Keep going brody! ✊🏾

8:11 my mom would kill me if I did that, even if it was my car. Great video, camera angles were excellent.. Kept me intrigued..

Rivian is the most impressive of all the EV only brands, in my opinion. Everyone touts Tesla, but they've had LOTS of quality issues over the years. RIvian seems to have taken their time under wraps developing a well sorted platform that was actually ready for prime time when they released it. They've had some minor issues and delays, but nothing compared to every Tesla rollout. They've done well and I could definitely see myself owning a R1T in the future.

So glad to see the tailgate more suvs need to do this!!! Reminds me of the Land cruisers

That visualisation breaking up the costs is awesome.

Love your channel. Also enjoyed your interview with the Rivian CEO. One thing I heard on another review was a complaint about road noise. Did you notice that?

Would love to see you do a compare and contrast of the R1S vs the Tesla Model X - I know the model X is not quite as big but it and the model Y can have a 3rd row, so I think you can make the argument that they’re competitors with the R1S

Having jumped from an R1T to an R1S. The R1S is ALMOST perfect suspension tuning needs more work and they need to offer a removable center second row middle seat like the MDX to make it adaptable captains chairs

There are a lot of Rivians in my area, a lot, even multiple SUVs, I really like them. I have been tooling around in my buddy's Mach E for the last week or so and that's a very nice vehicle too and holy cow it is fast, like weird sensation fast. Super comfortable seats too.

i'd love to see a rivian sedan (2 or 4 door). rivian's stuff seems super cool but i hate driving big cars.

Great review 👍🏼

You should definitely checkout some electric vehicles in China. They are making some serious stuff. Good video as always!

I do a fair amount of offroading, and I met a guy with an R1T at an off-road park a while back. He could do with his truck probably 90% of the things I could do in my very modified '93 4Runner, and my only real advantage was ground clearance, and the shorter wheel base should help a little with that. I'm sure there's some stuff he could do with all that power that I couldn't, too. So assuming the R1S is comparable, it is even pretty incredible from that perspective (although obviously recharging in the middle of nowhere is an issue).

Nice tour around Hudson and Essex Counties

Good job as always

Hey Marques, love your content. Have you thought of adding metric values to text like the trunk size in 6:55 along with imperial units? I feel it would be helpful for non-US viewers

"In the end when the price gets lower". That's a good one, Marques 😂😂

Saw one on these on the road the other day -- looks even been in person. Love it. Too much scratch unfortunately.

Great video. Nice explanation on why cheap EVs just aren’t around yet. Thanks!

It’s so beautiful and wow if I had the budget I would love it as my daily driver. Got a model 3 last month after renting one twice from Hertz for road trips and the tesla super charger network is so hard to beat. Since they’re opening it up to other cars now there’s a lot more options on the horizon and not having to be concerned with places to charge. The “fun” of driving an electric vehicle is just unmatched you said it very nicely.

I love the design And overall shape

I really liked the R1S just couldn’t get to the price point. I also wanted to see the company show me a few years of deliveries and stability. For now I will love my Model Y Perf but in a few years my next one might be a Rivian… the dual motor version also makes it a more attractive package. A little less performance for more range.

Bravo !! Marques; You are very intelligent and this makes perfect sense... Thank you !! (I own Rivian stock RIVN)

I really like Rivian vehicles so far. Loved my SRT Grand Cherokee. When I’m in the mood for a new vehicle, def thinking of grabbing one. Just don’t know if I wanna go with the R1T or the R1S.

The Rivian R1S has got character! ...and Marques, I'm pushing that press button for ya! Can't afford this yet, but it sounds like a whole lot of fun to drive! 😜

Their interiors are niceeeee

The risk of buying a Rivian is that they do not have the service infrastructure of established manufacturers like Ford or GM. There is one Rivian service center in Minnesota. One. That is an absolutely unacceptable risk to swallow as a buyer when the vehicles themselves cost ~$90K.

Marques, have you driven the Polestar 2? I haven't had a chance to get in the Rivian but the Polestar was very luxurious to me, and the power from the dual motor was insane.

Personally, I'm one of the few people waiting for some EV Minivans to hit statewide. They give more interior height than a SUV, and my favorite minivans let you remove the seats, as well as lay them flat. My first car was a minivan, and when I was able to fit my Washing Machine in the cabin, but still have the great subwoofers and other features of a closed cabin rather than flatbed, I've been hooked.

I’ve had the R1T on my radar for a while, but not being a truck person, it was also a little ehhh for me. But seeing basically the same thing in an SUV format? Much more my speed, so this is exciting! I do hope tho that they come up with a sedan and/or coupe soon

Yes please RJ, I'd love to get one but can't afford that price tag in Canada here.

The limestone grey on those dark rims looks so good. My R1T has been the best car/truck I've ever owned -- It truly does everything I would ever want a vehicle to do.

for anyone else looking for the intro song, it's Nine Nights by 20syl (:

Mkbhd your intros are the best

I find the blue of that ute off-putting but the SUV model in White is really nice and if I had won the lottery and they produced a right-hand drive model for Australia, then I absolutely would buy one. It looks perfect for carrying my extended family when they visit and be super practical with all the room the rest of the time. If its decent off-road then I would go camping and sleep in the back of it. I do wonder whether it has a cool box or fridge in the front arm rest which is great when you go shopping and want to keep the food and milk cold in Hot Australian summer weather.

Great overview of EVs in the current market. “IF” there is a deflation crash, we will see affordable, interesting electric cars.

Great vid as always Marques. I think a lot of folks would like to hear how this R1S compares to a Model X. What are the trade-offs between a Model-X vs the R1S? For example, how is the charging situation without Tesla’s charging network?

I’ve seen 2 or 3 around town already. I think it’s going to be fire. I rented a Jeep Wrangler Sahara hybrid a few weeks ago, my first experience with electric and I’ve decided to go full electric. There was a slight learning curve out of the gate but now I can’t go back.

Saw one on the road last week. Striking.

Hey just a request, I do watch all your autofocus videos not only for the great content but also to checkout the video quality, it would be nice of you to mention which phone did you shoot the video with, in the description

You had software issues with the R1T (door locking and unlocking, etc) did you experience the same issues or has that been addressed overall with software update’s including the R1T?